HIS LIL MUSE : King's Salvation
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  • Parts 75
  • Time 8h 13m
Complete, First published Jun 15, 2023
Mature
1 new part
Makeout session
Chapter 10 
Chapter 14
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 50 (a lil bit)
Chapter 51

Streamy parts
Chapter 23
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29 (a little bit)
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 35
Chapter 38
Chapter 45
Chapter 49
Epilogue 
Bonus 2
Bonus 4
Bonus 5

He belongs to a Royal family. 
The older son. Heir.
Cold, heartless but can do anything for his family.
His bestfriends are his source of joy.


She belongs to a rich family.
Youngest child. But a rebellion one.
Everyone loves her except her aunt.
Soft, loving but won't hesitate to kill anyone if they do anything to her love ones.


She is his bestfriend's Lil sister. Both are stubborn to accept their feelings for each other.


Their families are rival in business but bestfriend other then that.

She left India at the age of 18 but return at 23. After a huge incident she left which may or may not related to him.


Both the families wanted to finish this rivalry but at one cost, that the heir, Abhishek, needs to marry the older daughter of the other family.


How would their love story would start?
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